THE GREENEVILLE SUN GREENE COUNTY GUIDEBOOK
GreenevilleSun.com
2021-2022 •
PAGE 47
EDUCATION IN GREENE COUNTY
Greeneville City Schools Tout ‘Tradition Of Excellence’ The Greenville City School District leads with the vision that graduates will be prepared and confident to “Own Their Future!” During the 2019-2020 school year, approximately 2,800 students were served by the Greeneville City School District’s four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Students can also attend the Greene Technology Center, which offers classes in automotive repair, industrial electricity, collision repair, computer science, cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary arts, health science, machine tool technology, pre-engineering, welding, and Dual Enrollment opportunities through Tennessee College of Applied Technology. During the 2021-2022 school year, the TOPS @Greeneville K-12 virtual school launched. Greeneville City School District and Bristol Tennessee City School District, both high-performing districts, entered a partnership to provide a full K-12 online learning experience through Tennessee Online Public Schools (TOPS). TOPS is a three-time Reward School in the state of Tennessee and in 2012 began providing a quality high school program state-wide. ACADEMICS AND ACCOLADES Greeneville City School District is consistently ranked as one of Tennessee’s top-performing school districts. Highlights: • The Greeneville City School District was ranked the No. 1 best public-school district in Tennessee by both Business Insider Magazine and in Niche Ranking’s survey twice. The district consistently ranks in the top 5 of Niche Rankings. • The Greeneville City School District received the highest possible score for student growth for the 2017-2018 school year, level 5. EastView Elementary, Hal Henard Elementary, Tusculum View Elementary, Greeneville Middle School, and Greeneville High School all received level 5 growth scores as well. • The Greeneville City School District
• Greeneville High School had 96.2% graduation rate in 2019-2020. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OFFERINGS The four elementary schools offer art, music, and guidance services as well as physical education and library services. EastView Elementary and Tusculum View Elementary have both been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools of Distinction, and in 2017 Tusculum View Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School Lighthouse School for the third time. Tusculum View Elementary is the only school in the nation to be awarded the prestigious distinction three times. EastView Elementary and Tusculum View Elementary have received Reward School status. Highland Elementary has also been designated as a Leadership Academy, where leadership skills are developed. Hal Henard Elementary, EastView Elementary, and Tusculum View Elementary all received level 5 growth scores from the TN Department of Education. GREENEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERINGS Greeneville Middle School offers band, chorus, multiple foreign language exploration opportunities and a Microsoft IT Academy as well as an academic program that allows middle school students to take PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE SUN/NIKITA STEPHENS/THE GREENEVILLE SUN high school algebra and high school biolA Tusculum View Elementary School student raises her hand to ask a question during a virtual question and answer session with Town of Greeneville Fire Marshal David Weems. ogy while is middle school. Greeneville Middle School received Reward School was named an Exemplary District by the the state and the nation on ACT composite Status and received the highest possible TN Department of Education for the 2017- scores. The 2020 composite ACT score for score for student growth by the Tennes2018 school year. The state has given this Greeneville High School was 20.6, comsee Department of Education, a level 5 designation to school districts for the past pared to the Tennessee average of 19.3 and score. Greeneville Middle School received two years and Greeneville City Schools national average of 21.9. In addition, the top 10 rankings by the TN State Departhas been named Exemplary each year. Greeneville City School District was one ment of Education in grades 5-8 Science. • EastView Elementary, Tusculum View of only 10 school districts in Tennessee Greeneville Middle School is designated Elementary, Greeneville Middle School, a Leader in Me school. The program is that tested 100% of students. based on Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits and Greeneville High School were named • Greeneville City School District was Reward Schools by the TN Department of ranked 6th in the U.S. by the Center for of Highly Effective People. The Leader Education for the 2017-2018 school year. Digital Education for innovative uses of SEE CITY, 49 • The district consistently ranks above technology.
